USE THIS YEAR’S TOP PROJECTS AS INSPIRATION TO PLAN YOUR BACKYARD ESCAPE
President Stephanie Gray, LIC, OCNT
Executive Director
Sandy Munley
Associate Director
Rick Doll
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The Ohio Landscape Association is excited to announce the winners of the 26th Annual Landscape Ohio! Landscape Enhancement Awards Program.
Each year, the Ohio Landscape Association holds the Landscape Ohio! Awards Program to emphasize how landscapes can increase property value, add to your living space, improve the environment and to applaud property owners who invest in quality landscapes.
Projects must meet or exceed tough standards to qualify for an award and are scrutinized by a panel
Stephanie Grayof highly qualified peers. Thirty-three awards were given at this year’s Awards Gala, held at Windows on the River, in June.
In the pages that follow, you will see some of the finest landscapes recently installed throughout Ohio. We hope these beautiful landscapes provide you with inspiration to plan your landscape project!
Respectfully,
Stephanie Gray, LIC, OCNT 2023 OLA President
A local leader in the landscape industry is honored for his contributions.
Each year since 1992, the Ohio Landscape Association Board of Directors selects a deserving individual to receive the Lifetime Dedication and Contributions to the Landscape Industry Award. This year, the OLA recognizes Ric Haury, owner of Suncrest Gardens in Peninsula, as the 32nd recipient of this prestigious award.
Haury was the fourth of five children born to Charles and Gerry Haury. The family lived in Stow, where Haury has been a lifelong resident. He learned to love gardening working in the family’s large vegetable garden and enjoyed watching the plants grow.
Haury graduated from Stow-Monroe Falls High School in 1971. Winning the Good Park Golf Tournament in August of ’71 convinced him that he could play in college. He went on to the University of Akron and earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. His love of golf led him to create the Golf Classic.
All of Haury’s college days were focused on either schoolwork or golf. In fact, during college he was working at the Pro Shop of a
public golf course when the girl working in the snack bar caught his eye. They began dating and he married Bev two years later in 1978. In 1988, Haury and Bev added to their family with the birth of their daughter, Maggie, who works at Suncrest but is also a very talented singer.
Haury founded Rite Landscaping in 1976 with his accounting background, his interest in horticulture and his strong desire to build a full-service landscape business. In 1987, the Management Group was formed.
Expansion in 1990 lead the business to its current location in Peninsula and Rite Landscaping became a full-service Landscape Construction Company with Design/Build and Maintenance divisions. In 1997, a new garden center was added, and the Rite Landscaping name was retired in favor of Suncrest Gardens. A second expansion was completed in 2006 with an enlarged store, new greenhouses for the Garden Center and new offices.
Haury served on the OLA Board from 1997 through 2001, serving as Board President in
1999. While on the board, Haury helped plan the CLT program, though the biggest legacy he leaves with OLA is being the creator of its Scholarship Golf Classic, which has helped many students achieve their goal of attending college.
Haury has been an instrumental leader in the OLA’s quest for a permanent solution for the H2B program, having traveled to Washington D.C. countless times, and has helped organize and participate in political fundraisers to further this cause.
Haury spent time on Tri-C’s Plant Science & Landscape Contracting Advisory Board, served on the Urban Forestry Commission in the City of Stow for more than 10 years, and has taught adult education classes on landscaping in the City of Stow.
Haury says that he has been guided throughout his life by the wonderful example set by his parents, the love of his family and friends and his faith in God. He adds that hopes he has been able to do the same.
WATER FEATURES
SPECIALTY GARDENS
5 Lifestyle Landscaping Inc.
A Private Residence Amherst, Ohio
GARDEN STRUCTURES/ PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY III
6 Ground Works Land Design
A Private Residence Bay Village, Ohio
GARDEN STRUCTURES/ PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY IV
Landscapes by Terra
7 The Hideaway Haven Powell, Ohio
BEST USE OF COLOR
8 Blooming Designs
A Four Seasons Garden Richfield, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE
A Blooming Designs
The Four Seasons Garden, Richfield, Ohio
B The Pattie Group
A Private Residence, Shaker Heights, Ohio
COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE
C Suncrest Gardens
CEIA USA, Hudson, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION, CATEGORY I
D Suncrest Gardens
A Private Residence, Hinckley, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION, CATEGORY II
E Ground Works Land Design
A Wooded Project, Westlake, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION, CATEGORY III
F Sasak Landscaping Inc.
A Private Residence, Bay Village, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION, CATEGORY IV
G Ground Works Land Design
Lakeside Luxury II, Avon Lake, Ohio
H #1 Landscaping
A Private Residence, Westlake, Ohio
RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION WITH SWIMMING POOLS
I Suncrest Gardens
A Private Residence, Hinckley, Ohio
J Landscapes by Terra
A Rustic Pool Retreat, Galloway, Ohio
K Sasak Landscaping Inc.
A Private Residence, Westlake, Ohio
• Alvord’s Yard & Garden
• Bedford Glens Garden Center
• Belgard Hardscapes
• Bigfoot Landscape Supply
• Botson Insurance Group
• Cascade Lighting
• Chagrin Valley Nurseries
• Cleveland Magazine
• Davis Tree Farm & Nursery
• Earth ‘N Wood
• Great Big Home & Garden Show
• Green Vision Materials
• Klyn Nurseries Inc.
• Kurtz Bros. Inc.
• Lake County Nursery
• Lowe’s Greenhouse
• M.H. Eby
• Oberfields
• Rusty Oak Nursery
• Schill Grounds Management
Doug Brown SITE DESIGN PROS
Hillary Henry EASTSIDE LANDSCAPING
Becca Lanning VIZMEG LANDSCAPE INC.
Cameron Maneri WOLF CREEK CO.
Penny McDowell URBAN DIGS DESIGN AND GARDEN
Shawn Moore S.A.M LANDSCAPING
Bill Nettling OBERFIELDS
Ken Pund BEDFORD GLENS GARDEN CENTER
Jeff Rak LAND CREATIONS LANDSCAPING
Karen Sasak HEMLOCK LANDSCAPES
• SiteOne Landscape Supply
• Snow & Ice Management Association
• Stanley Black & Decker
• Unilock Ohio Inc.
• Valley City Supply
• Vermeer All Roads
• Willoway Nurseries
• Wolf Creek Co.
GARDEN STRUCTURES/PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY I
P Suncrest Gardens
A Private Residence, Aurora, Ohio
GARDEN STRUCTURES/PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY II
Q Suncrest Gardens
A Private Residence, Hinckley, Ohio
R Executive Landscaping
A Private Residence, Columbiana, Ohio
GARDEN STRUCTURES/PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY III
S Ground Works Land Design
Lakeside Luxury II, Avon Lake, Ohio
Y Executive Landscaping
A Private Oasis, Girard, Ohio
GARDEN STRUCTURES/PAVEMENTS, CATEGORY IV
U Landscapes by Terra
A Rustic Pool Retreat, Galloway, Ohio
V Landscapes by Terra
A Tuscan Arrival, Dublin, Ohio
BEST USE OF COLOR
W The Pattie Group
A Private Residence
COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION, CATEGORY I
X M.J. Design Associates
The Industrial Parkway Association
Roundabout, Plain City, Ohio
COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION CATEGORY II
Y Suncrest Gardens
CEIA USA, Hudson, Ohio
